cherry

1any of several trees of the rosaceous genus Prunus, such as P. avium (sweet cherry), having a small fleshy rounded fruit containing a hard stoneSee also→
bird cherry

2the fruit or wood of any of these trees

3any of various unrelated plants, such as the ground cherry and Jerusalem cherry

4

aa bright red colour; cerise

b(as adj.)a cherry coat

5Taboo slangvirginity or the hymen as its symbol

6modifierof or relating to the cherry fruit or woodcherry tart(C14: back formation from Old English ciris (mistakenly thought to be plural), ultimately from Late Latin ceresia, perhaps from Latin cerasus cherry tree, from Greek kerasios)♦
cherry-likeadj

cherry-pickvbtrto choose or take the best or most profitable of (a number of things), esp. for one's own benefit or gainto cherry-pick the best routes

cherry pickerna hydraulic crane, esp. one mounted on a lorry, that has an elbow joint or telescopic arm supporting a basket-like platform enabling a person to service high power lines or to carry out similar operations above the ground